#201F35
Oxford Blue · very dark cool blue
About #201F35
#201F35 is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 12% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 40% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Oxford Blue (ΔE 12.8); Prussian Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #34351F — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #201F35 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.05:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #201F35
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #201F35?
#201F35 is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 12% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 40% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #201F35?
Use white text. White on #201F35 has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #201F35?
Its complementary colour is #34351F, and analogous partners are #1F2935 and #2B1F35.